"Anthony Mann's high-pitched, oedipal Western whiplashes from noir to romance to screwball with starling dashes of violence..." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly "Complementing the bravura performance by Stanwyck and Huston, there is a typically full-blooded Franz Waxman score to raise the emotional ante yet higher."Sight and Sound14.99433

"...Enchantingly realized....The film] has its own, securely original cinematic life..."New York Times "...All the meticulousness, intelligence, taste and superior acting that one expects from Merchant Ivory productions have been brought to bear on THE REMAINS OF THE DAY....Continuously absorbing..."Variety "...The whole movie is quiet, introspective, thoughtful....There are emotional upheavals in it, but they take place in shadows and corners, in secret..."Chicago Sun-Times "...Ponderous, restrained, and achingly beautiful, THE REMAINS OF THE DAY has long been considered one of the very best of Merchant Ivory..."Entertainment Weekly "Anthony Hopkins turns repression into unexpressed passion in James Ivory's drama....Mysteriously moving."Wall Street Journal8.401509

"...Enchantingly realized....The film] has its own, securely original cinematic life..." New York Times "...All the meticulousness, intelligence, taste and superior acting that one expects from Merchant Ivory productions have been brought to bear on THE REMAINS OF THE DAY....Continuously absorbing..." Variety "...The whole movie is quiet, introspective, thoughtful....There are emotional upheavals in it, but they take place in shadows and corners, in secret..." Chicago Sun-Times "...Ponderous, restrained, and achingly beautiful, THE REMAINS OF THE DAY has long been considered one of the very best of Merchant Ivory..." Entertainment Weekly8.257782

Record Collector (magazine) (p.98) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's hugely entertaining, as memories are jogged...but also of interest to any modern music fan with a thirst for knowledge or sense of curiosity..."0.08346541

Record Collector (magazine) (p.98) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's hugely entertaining, as memories are jogged...but also of interest to any modern music fan with a thirst for knowledge or sense of curiosity..."0.05766941